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​NASHVILLE – May 24, 2017 – Building upon an unmatched reputation for superstar cross-genre pairings, CMT today announced that breakout artists, The Chainsmokers, will perform for the first time on the television with Florida Georgia Line during the “2017 CMT Music Awards”. In a performance sure to span multiple decades, Lady Antebellum will jam out with Earth, Wind & Fire, while country royalty, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood will perform live together for the first time on any CMT stage. They join previously announced superstars Blake Shelton, Brett Eldredge, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Thomas Rhettfrom Nashville’s Music City Center on Wednesday, June 7th at 8pm ET/PT. Additional performers will soon be announced.

Hosted by Nashville star Charles Esten, country music’s highly-anticipated night will see breakout stars Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett going head-to-head against country music veteran Keith Urban for most nominations at the “2017 CMT Music Awards”. Fans can vote for their favorites now via CMT.com until Monday, June 5th for categories including “Video of the Year”, “Male Video of the Year”, “Female Video of the Year”, “Duo Video of the Year”, “Group Video of the Year”, “Breakthrough Video of the Year”, “Collaborative Video of the Year”, “CMT Performance of the Year”, and “Social Superstar of the Year”.

The top seven finalists for the night’s biggest award, the highly-coveted “Video of the Year,” will be revealed the morning of June 7.

Last year’s “CMT Music Awards” once again earned its title as the hottest night in country music attracting nearly 4 million fans, its biggest to date, across a three network simulcast (CMT, TV Land and Nick@Nite) up +20% from the prior year. The awards also lit up social media with #CMTawards trending worldwide for 5 hours to rank as the #1 Series/Special on Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings for the day.

NASHVILLE, TENN. (May 9, 2017) - The CMT Music Awards just announced their finalists, and energetic country duo Big & Rich have scored a nomination for “Duo Video of the Year,” with “Lovin’ Lately,” guest starring Tim McGraw, who is also featured on the track. Big & Rich’s fan nation, dubbed the FREAK PARADE, can vote for “Lovin’ Lately” HERE. The Charles Esten hosted spectacle will air LIVE on June 7 at 8:00pm ET, where all of the winners will be revealed.

Big & Rich’s latest single, “California” continues to turn heads, after recently storming into the Top 40 at country radio.The song’s brand new video made its broadcast premiere earlier this week on CMT, where it was aired on the hour for an entire day. Fans can watch the full adventurous video, which is now available worldwide HERE. The track serves as the lead single from the upcoming album Did It For The Party, set for release later this year. The single and album will also be promoted at Walmart® stores nationwide, after the newly announced partnership with TWIX®. “California” is available on iTunes, Spotify and wherever music is sold.

The CMT Music Awards nomination comes on the heels of a career-defining year, which saw the dynamic duo scoring their third back-to-back Top Ten record on country radio with the award nominated smash “Lovin’ Lately” featuring Tim McGraw. Since launching Big & Rich Records, the larger-than-life pair continued to soar to new heights with their previous project Gravity, after achieving consecutive back-to-back Top Ten hits for the first time in their 13 years together.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 9, 2017)– LOCASH’s Chris Lucas and Preston Brust are celebrating their first CMT Music Awards nomination and second major nomination ever, as nominees in the “Duo Video of The Year’ category for hit single “I Know Somebody.” The Reviver Records duo's current single, “Ring On Every Finger,” is climbing the country charts. As Country Aircheck’s No. 1 New Artist for 2016, the Reviver Records duo is fresh off their No. 1 smash single, “I Know Somebody” and their first RIAA Gold-Certified chart-topping single “I Love This Life.” The energetic duo was nominated earlier in the year for ACM Awards® ‘New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year.'"It is just such a blessing to be nominated, this is our second major nomination ever! "I Know Somebody" was such a big song for us and it's a great honor to be a part of the CMT Music Awards. We love us some CMT! You can't take the smile off our face right now!" Chris Lucas exclaimed. “The CMT Music Awards are so special because they are fan voted. Thanks to everyone who believed in “I Know Somebody” and got us nominated.” Preston Brust added.

Fans can vote for their favorite artists on CMT.com until Monday, June 5, at 12:01 a.m. ET. The show will air live from Nashville’s Music City Center on Wednesday, June 7, at 8 p.m. ET. To vote for LOCASH click here.

LOCASH is currently on the road and continues extensive touring schedule through 2017, joining Faith Hill and Tim McGraw for select dates on their Soul2Soul tour. The duo brought their contagious energy to the screen for their third single from their album THE FIGHTERS (CLICK HERE to watch).For more information on LOCASH, visit locashmusic.com and follow them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

he Grammy nominations came out today! I wanted to share the country music nominations with you so you could easily look them up on one site! The Grammy's will air February 15, 2016 on CBS from 8-11:30pm ET. Here are the nominees:Album of the YearAlabama Shakes, Sound and ColorKendrick Lamar, To Pimp a ButterflyChris Stapleton, TravellerTaylor Swift, 1989The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness(With how Chris Stapleton has kind of appeared out of no where we may see him have a shot with this award, however he is up against some great artists.)Song of the YearKendrick Lamar, "Alright"Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"Wiz Kahifa feat. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"(Little Big Town had a great idea with cutting Girl Crush. They have had a huge success with this song and I'm so happy for them!)Best New ArtistCourtney BarnettJames BaySam HuntTori KellyMeghan Trainor(SAM HUNT for the win.. in my opinion! Hopefully Sam will be able to represent the country music genre with a win on Grammy Night! I saw him at a bar and he has completely blown up since then! I'm so happy for Sam and all he has accomplished.)

Best Country AlbumSam Hunt, MontevalloLittle Big Town, Pain KillerAshley Monroe, The BladeKacey Musgraves, Pageant MaterialChris Stapleton, Traveller(Once again we see Chris Stapleton, Sam Hunt, and Little Big Town representing country music. I think we will see one of these three take home the Grammy for Best Country Album.)

Best Country Duo/Group PerformanceBrothers Osborne, "Stay a Little Longer"Joey + Rory, "If I Needed You"Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay, "The Driver"Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe, "Lonely Tonight"(With all that is going on in their lives, I would LOVE to see Joey and Rory take home this Grammy!)Best Country SongLee Ann Womack, "Chances Are"Tim McGraw, "Diamond Rings And Old Barstools"Little Big Town, "Girl Crush"Brandy Clark, "Hold My Hand"Chris Stapleton, "Traveller"Best Country Solo PerformanceCam, "Burning House"Chris Stapleton, "Traveller"Carrie Underwood, "Little Toy Guns"Keith Urban, "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"Lee Ann Womack, "Chances Are"(Cam, has kind of just introduced her name to the country music scene. I would love to see her take home this award, however she is up against some big acts!)

Congratulations and good luck to all nominees! I can't wait to see who gets to represent country music and bring home the awards!

A week ago we all surrounded the TV's to watch the 49th CMA awards. If you follow any of the singers on social media you might have been able to follow along with their CMA Day and how they got ready for the red carpet. Below are a few of my favorite female looks from the night!One of them features Jana Kramer who sported a Galia Lahav gown, covered in sequins. She looked gorgeous and her baby bump looked perfect!We also see Danielle Bradbery who wore an Oglia-Lora with a lace embellished skirt. She looked stunning walking down the isle and it reminded me or a Brittany Cole Kelley (Brian Kelley of FGL's wife) look.Another one of my favorites was Kelsea Ballerini's dress. She wore a gold Paolo Sebastian gown that had a tulle skirt. Other favorites include Cassadee Pope and Cam. Which one did you love?

5Hopefully you all watched the CMA Awards on Wednesday night! There was some great performances but the one that stuck out to me the most and got the most attention was probably the Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake performance, that was great! I want to recap what I got right and wrong on my predictions as well as who actually won each category (These are just the one's that they announced during the actual show, there were some given out early)!What I Got RightSingle of The Year- Girl CrushSong of The Year- Girl CrushVocal Duo of The Year- FGLVocal Group of The Year- Little Big TownFemale Vocalist of The Year- Miranda Lambert Entertainer of The Year- Luke BryanWhat I Got WrongNew Artist of the Year- Chris StapletonAlbum of The Year- Chris StapletonMale Vocalist of The Year- Chris StapletonIf you will notice a trend I got every category that Chris Stapleton was nominated in wrong. If you're like me he completely flew under the radar and I had no idea who he was until Wednesday night. By judging the responses on Twitter, many of you were in the same boat. Chris Stapleton will not be ignored now. Up and coming country singer SaraBeth shed some light on this whole situation by sharing:

So Excited about the winners at the cma awards. for everyone who's asking who chris stapleton is, go find him on itunes. he's written numerous hit songs, and his album is called traveller. he's incredibly deserving!

Don't forget that today Cole Swindell's new EP drops today so go check it out and purchase it on iTunes!

It's CMA Day! The CMA Awards will air tonight at 8pm! They will be hosted again by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. I would imagine that CMA day is a very long day for country artists who participate and attend the event. If you have been on social media and keeping up with this weeks events you know they have already been busy with radio interviews, appearances, and many more events. We watched the Countdown to the CMA's with Robin Roberts on Monday Night, and have the actual awards show on Wednesday. The artists don't wake up all glammed out and ready for the day and there are many people involved, hair, make-up, designers, and so on that help them get red carpet ready! Take a look at some of my favorite red carpet outfits below! I can't wait to see what everyone shows up wearing for the red carpet!Who do you want to see win tonight? Check out my predictions here and comment below with yours!

​The CMA Awards are quickly approaching! They air on November 4th at 8/7c. This awards show is one of my favorite. Today I will be sharing the nominations and then making my predictions of who will will each category!

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEARGarth BrooksLuke Bryan Kenny Chesney Eric ChurchMiranda LambertI think that we will see either Garth Brooks or Luke Bryan take home this award! I'm pulling for Luke because he was my first concert!

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEARKelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood Lee Ann WomackBecause Miranda is up for Entertainer of the Year I think she will get this award whether she wins Entertainer or not.

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEARDierks Bentley Luke Bryan Eric Church Blake Shelton Chris StapletonI think we will see Luke take home this award because he is also nominated for Entertainer.

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEARLady Antebellum Little Big Town Rascal Flatts The Band Perry Zac Brown BandI think we will see Little Big Town take home this award, they are getting ready to do some touring and always sound great!

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEARBrothers OsborneDan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie & Tae Thompson SquareThis one is easy, FGL WILL take this award home.

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEARKelsea Ballerini Sam Hunt Maddie & Tae Thomas Rhett Chris StapletonI think we could see Sam Hunt take this award home but I'm really hoping that TR takes this one home since he didn't win last year!

ALBUM OF THE YEAROld Boots, New Dirt:Jason AldeanProduced by Michael KnoxBroken Bow Pageant Material:Kacey MusgravesProduced by Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnallyMercury Nashville Pain Killer:Little Big TownProduced by Jay JoyceCapitol Records NashvilleThe Big Revival:Kenny ChesneyProduced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny ChesneyBlue Chair Records/Columbia NashvilleTraveller:Chris StapletonProduced by Dave Cobb and Chris StapletonMercury NashvilleThis one is tough but I think that we could see Jason taking this one home.

SINGLE OF THE YEARAmerican Kids:Kenny ChesneyProduced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny ChesneyBlue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville Girl Crush:Little Big TownProduced by Jay JoyceCapitol Records NashvilleI Don’t Dance:Lee BriceProduced by Lee BriceCurb RecordsTake Your Time:Sam HuntProduced by Zach Crowell and Shane McAnallyMCA NashvilleTalladega:Eric ChurchProduced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr.EMI Records NashvilleI would narrow this down to Girl Crush or Take Your Time, both are popular songs with popular artists.

SONG OF THE YEARAmerican Kids Written by Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, and Shane McAnallyGirl Crush Written by Liz Rose, Lori McKenna, and Hillary LindseyLike A Cowboy Written by Randy Houser and Brice LongLike A Wrecking Ball Written by Eric Church and Casey Beathard Take Your Time Written by Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, and Josh OsborneI think again we can narrow this down to Girl Crush or Take your Time. This award may go to the same as the one who wins Single of the Year.

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEARBiscuits Kacey MusgravesDirected by Marc Klasfeld Girl Crush Little Big TownDirected by Karla Welch and Matthew Welch Girl In A Country Song Maddie & TaeDirected by TK McKamy Little Red Wagon Miranda LambertDirected by Trey FanjoySomething In The Water Carrie UnderwoodDirected by Raj KapoorI think video will go to Miranda Lambert with Little Red Wagon